"The world looks to the priest, because it looks to Jesus! No one can see Christ; but everyone sees the priest, and through him they wish to catch a glimpse of the Lord! Immense is the grandeur of the Lord! Immense is the grandeur and dignity of the priest!"
(Bl. John Paul II, Rome, Italy, October 13, 1979)

Friday, May 31, 2013

Increase in Vocations to the Priesthood in the UK

The number of men entering seminaries across England
and Wales has
increased over recent years, as indeed
has the number of men and women entering religious life. The new diocesan
seminary students for the two countries increased from 21 in 2001 to 44 in
2010. There were 20 priestly ordinations in 2011, 31 in 2012 and the projected
number for 2013 is 41.

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Prayer for Priests

"O my Jesus, I beg You on behalf of the whole Church: Grant it love and the light of Your Spirit, and give power to the words of Priests so that hardened hearts might be brought to repentance and return to You, O Lord. Lord, give us holy Priests; You yourself maintain them in holiness. O Divine and Great High Priest, may the power of Your mercy accompany them everywhere and protect them from the devil's traps and snares which are continually being set for the souls of Priests.

May the power of Your mercy, O Lord, shatter and bring to naught all that might tarnish the sanctity of Priests, for You can do all things." ~~ St. Faustina's Diary #1052